In the Spotlight, Yet Invisible
Alumna Ellen Tang helps immigrants feel less alone by recalling other newcomers’ stories
Alumna Ellen Tang helps immigrants feel less alone by recalling other newcomers’ stories
Filmmaker Maureen Judge’s latest project captures stories of millennials venturing out on their own
A U of T staff member helped Cheryl Perera manage her schoolwork while she fought for children’s rights
How an early defeat helped my company, OpenText, succeed
Liona Boyd talks about her new memoir and album, her 5 million YouTube hits, and her pen pal, Prince Philip
Ken Luckhurst first set foot at UTM at the height of the hippie era. Touring a transformed campus with a recent grad, he finds not everything has changed
Laws to end workplace discrimination against people with disabilities have mostly failed to boost employment. Sociologist David Pettinicchio wants to know why
Faculty and students at Toronto’s four universities will work together to seek answers to the city’s housing crisis
Many U of T students live with roomies to manage the rent
The practice of faking a grassroots movement gets an update in the age of social media
An acceptance of diversity may be the country’s defining strength
Defeat might taste like sawdust drizzled with WD-40, but I’ve developed a taste for it
As a creative director at Toronto's Jam3, he pushes the limits of what's possible with design and technology
In 2015, this U of T alum was charged after giving water to a pig. It only pushed her animal-rights activism to a new level
In Kerry Clare’s first novel, Mitzi Bytes, a blogger has a secret online presence – but someone is threatening to expose her
10 tips from some of Canada’s top entrepreneurs
A U of T PhD student is making fonts and keyboard layouts for Indigenous languages available for free
U of T physicist Ursula Franklin staunchly opposed weapons of mass destruction. As Cold War tensions rise, her work remains as relevant as ever
Help us measure the immense contributions our alumni make to their communities by participating in our first-ever Alumni Impact Survey
Can a minimum income guarantee help lift people out of poverty? Ontario is about to find out
Margaret Lam’s company aims to reduce ticket prices for concertgoers
This former human-rights journalist now helps run the world’s largest petition website
U of T startup ARDA Power is looking to change people’s ideas about where electricity should come from
Two U of T entrepreneurs are offering DNA tests to help singles connect and couples stay together
Research at the Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research could one day eliminate the need for infants with heart problems to have more than one surgery
U of T Mississauga aims to create global champions in the battle against white-collar crime
Artificial intelligence could soon transform almost everything. The Rotman School’s Creative Destruction Lab will place U of T entrepreneurs at the forefront
“These results demonstrate our world-class performance in teaching,” says U of T president Meric Gertler
U of T students have spoken: Print is far from dead, but online has its place, too
U of T MasterCard Foundation scholar Sylvia Mwangi hopes to improve health care in Kenya
Now at “H,” the Dictionary of Old English aims to define every word from the language’s earliest days
U of T startup Exact Media finds a way to turn excess space into a business
Dr. James Maskalyk describes a day in an emergency room in Ethiopia
Hockey was one of U of T’s first women’s sports
Nadia Ross, the winner of Canada's biggest drama prize, likes to keep her audiences on their toes. They don't just "sit in the dark and behave properly"
PhD student Justin Kim is working on intelligent “swarming” robots that could one day help rescue earthquake survivors and explore other planets
For indie bookstore owners, Joanne Saul and Samara Walbohm, connecting readers with great books is a dream job. Hanging with author Michael Ondaatje isn't bad either
How Tomi Poutanen is using artificial intelligence to help companies learn more about their customers’ preferences
Prof. Esme Fuller-Thomson researches the devastating effects of child abuse on health. Now she wants to ensure all survivors get the help they need
Chances of developing health problems are greater for childhood abuse survivors
Tiff Macklem helped steer the Bank of Canada through the financial crisis, making it the envy of its global peers. Now, he aims to place the university’s business school among the world’s best
Visible minority political candidates get short shrift from newspapers, study finds
Can skyscraper condos be turned into lush green spaces?
Making purchases by card and smartphone instead of cash changes our perception of value – and that could spell trouble
A tough-but-fair professor allowed this alumna to thrive in engineering
Renatta Austin wanted to help kids in trouble at school. To do so, she’s redefining how a law practice can work
Prof. Elspeth Brown is interviewing partners of trans people as part of a project to record the stories of LGBTQ people
Drawing the line at “designer babies”
Jonathan Sun tweets funny, heartfelt – and often misspelt – observations about what it means to be a 21st-century human
Catherine Connors writes poignantly – and humorously – about the joys and perils of parenting
U of T’s School of Continuing Studies is a powerful engine of opportunity
Students favour Facebook for connecting with family and friends
Music grad Beverley Johnston honours her late father with a fellowship for percussion students
A residential schools assignment led student Lisa Boivin to take up digital painting
Olympic-bound Kylie Masse’s extraordinary ascent to the top of women’s swimming
What explains Shakespeare’s enduring appeal, 400 years after his death?
Paved roads give households in developing nations a leg up
How our bodies unwittingly reveal our prejudices
One billion kids experience violence worldwide each year. Susan Bissell has devoted her life to ending the abuse
These U of T alumni help businesses from CBC to Coca-Cola thrive online